Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	(1723-11-04)4 November 1723
Died	6 May 1757(1757-05-06) (aged 33) Prague, Bohemia
Noble family	House of Oldenburg
Father	Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother	Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (4 November 1723 – 6 May 1757) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck from 1749.

Early life

He was born as the first child and only son of Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his second wife, Burgravine Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien (1700-1761).

Biography

Frederick William was a recipient of the Order of the Red Eagle. He served as a colonel in the Prussian Army and was commander of the Füsilier Regiments No. 46 (Old-Württemberg). During the Seven Years' War, he fell in the Battle of Prague in 1757. He was unmarried and childless; he was succeed as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck by his uncle Charles Louis.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

16. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 8. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 4. Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 18. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 9. Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken 19. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach 2. Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 20. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 16) 10. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 21. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 17) 5. Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 22. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 11. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 23. Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg 1. Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 24. Christopher von Dohna 12. Frederick, Burgrave of Dohna 25. Ursula of Solms-Braunfels 6. Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien 26. John III du Puy, Marquess of Montbrun-Ferrassieres 13. Sperentia du Puy de Montbrun-Ferrassieres 27. Antoinette of Poissant 3. Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien 28. Christopher von Dohna (= 24) 14. Christian Albert, Burgrave and Count of Dohna 29. Ursula of Solms-Braunfels (= 25) 7. Frederice-Marie of Dohna-Vianen 30. John Wolfart of Brederode 15. Sophie Theodore of Brederode 31. Anna of Nassau-Siegen

References

• Gottlob Friedrich Krebel, M. Gottlieb Schumanns genealogisches Hand-Buch, S.272, [1]

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck House of Oldenburg Born: 4 November 1723 Died: 6 May 1757
Preceded by Frederick William II	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1749-1757	Succeeded by Charles Louis